2020 is verbally committed. He's not going to an HA D3 (I know there are special considerations with that). Is there any reason not to apply as soon as we can? Do we wait for the NLI just to be certain? I know the Common App becomes available 8/1. My son would likely need some letters of recommendation from a GC or teacher so we'd have to wait until at least the school year started.
I'm bad at procrastinating ;-).
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Depending on the school there are:
If your school has ED, I would go that route so you can have it all wrapped up with a bow before the holidays.
If, in the rare case, something unexpected were to go wrong with the baseball offer, that would be reason to get out of the ED restriction (it's really only morally binding, not legally, though that's just my opinion)
Please clarify. Is your son going or not going D3? Or posiblely ivy? NLI occurs with Ivy. Which ever it is you can always ask the coach or admin.
Sorry, meant not going to a D3 or Ivy.
I believe it’s a non major D1.
Excuse me my error. NLI is D1/2 scholarship non Ivy. Ivy has a Likely letter. D3 is ED, EA, or RD. NAIA admissions are more "Rolling " in that they are open untitled closed, if at all. Some schools will give a commitment letter some don't just an admittance letter when accepted. Best to contact school on deadlines
With what you are applying to, it really does not matter. We applied early fall to get ahead of everything. There are letters of reference and other things that take a little while so easy to start in September.
I'd ask the coach.
JCG posted:I'd ask the coach.
Yup. They may want to make sure he's on their list that may help with prioritization. Ask the coach.
JCG posted:I'd ask the coach.
Ah yes...good idea. I'll have son ask.
Just ask the coach. Some admissions start accepting kids in Sept/Oct after they've applied. Others wait until mid December to start sending back decisions. 2019 applied on Nov 1 deadline. He was accepted the following Monday. Regular students didn't hear back until Christmas time.
Unless he is a borderline NCAA qualifier or straight up lied to the coach about his grades/scores it won't be an issue, just a formality.
All good on the grades side, there was a pre-read by admissions, and the HC went through his transcript with us while sitting in his office, wanted to make sure son could handle baseball along with his intended major. Thanks all. Looks like the school does to ED, and I'm having son check with the coach.
Coach told son to apply ED. Coach sends the list over to admissions to be on the lookout.
(my co-worker told me, that a long time ago when you applied via paper, that the athletes applied on different colored paper than everyone else!)
keewart posted:Coach told son to apply ED. Coach sends the list over to admissions to be on the lookout.
(my co-worker told me, that a long time ago when you applied via paper, that the athletes applied on different colored paper than everyone else!)
Son applied Early Action at his school (no ED). And everything that he sent to admissions WAS placed in blue envelopes given to him by RC. 
Ripken Fan posted:keewart posted:Coach told son to apply ED. Coach sends the list over to admissions to be on the lookout.
(my co-worker told me, that a long time ago when you applied via paper, that the athletes applied on different colored paper than everyone else!)
Son applied Early Action at his school (no ED). And everything that he sent to admissions WAS placed in blue envelopes given to him by RC.
Wonder why the envelopes weren't crimson or green or orange, even.
